Street Of Dreams - Grant Green (Blue Note) CD with Grant Green (guitar), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Larry Young (organ), Elvin Jones (drums) Recorded 1964 A delightful Grant Green album that could just as easily have been credited to Larry Young. It may be short (fractionally just over 33 minutes) but it has some sweet moments.
KENNY DORHAM / JAZZ CONTRASTS / RIVERSIDE / 1957 / US FIRST (?) MONO PRESS WITH BLUE AND SILVER DEEP GROOVE LABELS RLP 12-239
My back to back Grant Green listening session continues! The Latin Bit / Grant Green (Blue Note) CD with Grant Green (guitar), Ike Quebec (tenor sax), Johnny Acea / Sonny Clark (piano), Wendell Marshall (bass), Willie Bobo (drums), Carlos "Patato" Valdes (congas), Garvin Masseaux (chekere) Recorded 1961 I had never heard this one before now, and just as expected, I am enjoying every minute of it.
My back to back to back to back Grant Green listening session continues! Grant's First Stand - Grant Green (Blue Note) CD with Grant Green (guitar), "Baby Face" Willette (organ), Ben Dixon (drums) Recorded 1961 Another Grant Green, and another recorded in 1961, that I had never heard before now. Soul Jazz lovers should check out this Trio session.
I Want To Hold Your Hand - Grant Green (Blue Note) CD with Grant Green (guitar), Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Larry Young (organ), Elvin Jones (drums) Recorded 1965 The Quartet work through a selection of well known pieces. This is the fifth Grant Green disc I have listened to since yesterday. They are all included in this recently released 5 Original Albums box set. When I opened the package yesterday the first thing I noticed was the slight down grade in presentation from previous box sets of this nature. All the individual cardboard sleeves have a narrow green band round the front of the (original) replica sleeves and there are no notes on the back – just the basic track listing and recording information. It’s a small gripe I know but I must admit I was initially slightly annoyed with this change. Previous Blue Note 5CD box sets were made in Holland/Netherlands. This one originated in Italia. On the positive side all the discs sound great and there is remastering information printed on the back of the individual sleeves. Despite the minor presentation gripes I am still well pleased with this collection. I already had 2 of the 5 titles and to buy the other 3 as individual releases would probably have cost 3 times as much as the budget release. If anyone is missing out on any of these titles this budget box is a genuine bargain and one I would recommend.
Lee Morgan – Candy Label: Audio Wave – AWMXR-0014, Blue Note – 1590 Series: XRCD24 – Format: CD, Album, Remastered, Mono Country: US Released: 2012 Genre: Jazz
Cascades of notes emerge from unexpected places, begin to take form and then dissolve into something else entirely...the effect is mesmerizing. With ‘Andrew!!!’, Hill turns avoiding-the-obvious into a full-contact sport. His run of albums for Blue Note from 63-69 was nothing short of extraordinary—each intriguing in its own way as Hill pushed boundaries until he established new ones, then broke through those and began the cycle again. Yet Hill never went over the edge into totally free playing, even when his knottier compositions had elusive tonal or rhythmic centers. His catalog took me a minute to get my head around, but once the penny dropped I couldn’t get enough. Still can’t. His music is a bit difficult to label. I suppose post-bop comes closest but much of it has its own unique qualities...melodies can be more suggested or hinted at rather than fully formed or in-your-face yet there’s nothing arbitrary about the approach—if you’re concerned that the occasional reference to avant garde means a lot of dissonant/atonal honking, no...much of Hill’s music is quite beautiful. The sheer number of melodic waypoints throughout ‘Andrew!!!’ Is both delightful and overwhelming. I recommend spending some time with this record to get the most out of it and you’ll be richly rewarded. Recorded 25 June, 1964 at Van Gelder Studios with John Gilmore (tenor saxophone) Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone) Andrew Hill (piano) Richard Davis (bass) & Joe Chambers (drums). This copy is an original pressing Blue Note 84203, stereo. VAN GELDER stamped in the deadwax. Matrix / Runout (Runout A, etched): BNST.84203 . A / (Runout B, etched): BNST.84203 . B. New reviews daily on Instagram @jazzandcoffee
Joe Farrell - Outback CTI (1972) K32Y 6160 Flute – Joe Farrell Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Joe Farrell Piano [Electric] – Chick Corea Acoustic Bass – Buster Williams Drums – Elvin Jones Percussion – Airto Moreira
Jackie McLean - Action from: Discs I & II Session (B) The Complete Blue Note 1964 -66 Jackie McLean Sessions Jackie McLean, alto sax; Charles Tolliver, trumpet; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Cecil McBee, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
(CD East Wind Japan UCCJ-9142) 2015 .... recorded March 1975 .... Art Farmer (flh) + Cedar Walton (p) + Sam Jones (b) + Billy Higgins (dr) with a completely heart-rending hommage to Duke Ellington .... do stock a considerable number of Art Farmer releases in my collection, but this one keeps a very special place in my heart ....
(CD Blue Note Universal Japan TYCJ-81086 SHM-CD) 2014 .... recorded September 6th, 1968 .... Joe Farrell (ts, ss, fl) + Jimmy Garrison (b) + Elvin Jones (dr) .... Joe Farrell - based on the proven Garrison + Jones chemistry - really soars and shines here ....
(CD Sony Japan SICP-20316 Blu Spec) 2011 .... thereof CD1 feat. the concert performance from October 28th, 1967 @ Konigin Elizabethzaal Antwerp, Belgium .... priceless music indeed ....
THE CECIL TAYLOR QUINTET / HARD DRIVING JAZZ / UNITED ARTISTS / 1958 / FRENCH FIRST MONO PRESSING ON HIS MASTER'S VOICE FELP 220 S LP
TED CURSON / PLAYS FIRE DOWN BELOW / PRESTIGE / 1962 / US FIRST STEREO PRESS WITH BLACK AND SILVER LABELS PR 7263 LP
Jazz in Paris | Swing 39 - Django Reinhardt (EmArcy) CD with Quintette Du Hot Club De Paris Django (lead guitar), Stephane Grappelli (violin), Joseph Reinhardt (guitar), Pierre 'Barro' Ferret (guitar), Emmanuel Soudiex (double bass) All tracks originally recorded in 1939 and issued on Decca 78s. The CD was digitally remastered on 24-bit and as per usual the sound is remarkable. The standard of musicianship, and choice of material, is pure class from start to finish.
STAN GETZ AND BOB BROOKMEYER / RECORDED FALL 1961 / VERVE / 1961 / US FIRST MONO DEEP GROOVE V-8418 LP A truly fantastic album, highly recommended! I didn't bother to make a photo of the back of the sleeve, as it has the liner notes of Johnny Hodges' "Blue Hodge" pasted to it - apparently this happened more than once with the Mono pressing.
